Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a gothic novel about the life of scientist Doctor Victor Frankenstein. He created life, and his creation a creature that is exceedingly grotesque. The gothic novel is full of despair, creativity, and displays many repetitive topics, such as the light of knowledge, and the role of women. However, one overwhelming theme in the novel consists of isolation and solitude. Frankenstein and his unnamed creature both endure destitution involving solitude, mostly due to the lack of presence of others, and this feeling impacted the irrational actions that both undertook. While Victor Frankenstein went to pursue his education in anatomy, he simultaneously quarantined himself from his family for a consecutive 6 years.
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Once Doctor Frankenstein creates life, he becomes so disgusted by his work that it seems almost as if he wished he never made it, stating that he “had deprived (himself) of rest and health.” (56) Abandoning the monster soon after, he leaves it to fend for itself. Consequently, leaving both him and the seemingly new creation alone was a bad idea, considering that he and the creature were not in a right state of mind to be rational about any choices since he hadn’t made contact with people. The monster, on the other hand, had no reason to worry about his health and wellbeing. He scavenged the land, and unknowingly murders a young boy who gets identified as Frankenstein’s younger brother. Because of his lack of company and morality, the young boy is killed, and upon getting to the burial of the boy, notices the creature as well. “Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murder of my brother?” (70) Frankenstein said this despite already knowing deep down that his abandonment of the creature lead to the death. This expression of neglecting his duty of taking care of the creature reveals his carelessness, and how it ultimately backfired on him, causing pain and suffering in this family, and confusion for the monster. The aftermath of abandonment from the monster makes him run off countless times, creating havoc for the people he
Once Doctor Frankenstein creates life, he becomes so disgusted by his work that it seems almost as if he wished he never made it, stating that he “had deprived (himself) of rest and health.” (56) Abandoning the monster soon after, he leaves it to fend for itself. Consequently, leaving both him and the seemingly new creation alone was a bad idea, considering that he and the creature were not in a right state of mind to be rational about any choices since he hadn’t made contact with people. The monster, on the other hand, had no reason to worry about his health and wellbeing. He scavenged the land, and unknowingly murders a young boy who gets identified as Frankenstein’s younger brother. Because of his lack of company and morality, the young boy is killed, and upon getting to the burial of the boy, notices the creature as well. “Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murder of my brother?” (70) Frankenstein said this despite already knowing deep down that his abandonment of the creature lead to the death. This expression of neglecting his duty of taking care of the creature reveals his carelessness, and how it ultimately backfired on him, causing pain and suffering in this family, and confusion for the monster. The aftermath of abandonment from the monster makes him run off countless times, creating havoc for the people he